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El Jarro Mexican Restaurant

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13421 San Pedro Ave (at Embassy Oaks)
San Antonio, TX 78216

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(210) 494-5084
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If you're up in the area, give this a try. The menu has many many items on it, and I think that can make one feel overwhelmed. I also think that it causes the restaurant to lose ...

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Good food 1/20/2010

El Jarro has pretty good food, good service and very nice decor more
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packed awesome place 1/13/2010

This place is very popular and frequently packed? more
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Tasty 1/13/2010

Let me start off by saying I'ma fan of the queso and salsa at El Jarro. The salsa tastes super fresh, and has a nice kick to it, and the queso has tasty chunks of roasted chili's...muy bueno. I was tempted to lick the bowl...but instead I found a chip shaped just right, and scraped every last drop out. The guacamole is good too, but, as is always the case, dependent on the quality of the avocados. If there's one bad one in the bunch, then it's easy to pick up on that taste? more
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Great mexican Food 1/5/2010

I'm from the southeast, so great Mexican food is few and far between for me. But let me tell you El Jarro is a place I could have eaten until I died from over indulgence. Simply amazing food. Tortillas are made fresh, by hand, right inside the restaurant. Everything I had was fantastic. It was so good I can't remember if I had anticuchos (and made my own tacos on the fresh tortillas) or if I had the fajitas [pretty close to the same thing] ... but the food was amazing. I considered moving to San Antonio so that I could eat at El Jarro regularly.? more
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Great food 12/23/2009

The best dinning experience that i have ever had..Every time I have been to El Jarro, I have been greeted promptly and efficiently. The Margaritas are the freshest I have ever had. I always try something different, but my favorite dish is the shrimp enchiladas rancheras. The red snapper is equally as delicious-hard to make up my mind when deciding what to order. I have had the cabrito and it was tender with much flavor. They must be doing something right as the place is always full more
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From Tex-Mex to gourmet Mexican cuisine, El Jarro is a favorite meeting place for North Side residents and a long-time San Antonio tradition

Owner Message

  • El Jarro de Arturo restaurant, since 1975, takes pride in preparing its dishes with only the finest and freshest ingredients available, including low cholesterol canola and olive oils for your enjoyment and health. Because of this added care, our family-owned restaurant has been recognized in Bon Appetit Magazine and Who's Who in America's Best Restaurants.

    Arthur and Sandy Cerna welcome you to El Jarro, which means "the jug," as in a jug full of delicious fresh-squeezed lime juice margaritas or maybe Beans ala Charra or a jug full of joy when you experience our establishment.

Editorial

  • In Short
    The large, frescoed interior seems to stretch on forever, but in spite of its size, El Jarro fills up. Lunchtime diners and an upscale after-work crowd come for the best Mexican food on this side of town, including enchiladas and a notable chili and corn soup. Festive and noisy in the evenings, it's a good place for socializing in groups and the well-stocked bar can keep things going long after the beans and rice are gone.

  • 9/7/2004 Provided by Citysearch
Additional information
  • Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm Fri, Sat 11am-11:30pm (Band and Bar until 12:30am)
  • Payments: Discover, Visa, Master Card, American Express
  • Neighborhoods: Northeast San Antonio
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